When the phone rings in the night to tell him someone’s died Continue reading Sunday poem: Doctor*
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Frauds (freuds) 3: The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers*
Robinson Crusoe teaches the bear to dance. Continue reading Frauds (freuds) 3: The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers*
Women
In fact, women are all perverse by nature. Continue reading Women
Sunday Flash: Float like a butterfly*
Harry knows how to get the lad moving. Continue reading Sunday Flash: Float like a butterfly*
‘An outrageous tissue of foolish fancies and lies’ *
Graham Joyce: October 22 1954-September 9 2014
‘Why can’t our job here on earth be simply to inspire each other?’ Continue reading Graham Joyce: October 22 1954-September 9 2014
Perelmania: fish
I know a man who keeps an ocelot Continue reading Perelmania: fish
Sunday Slice: Crane Mansions
Crane Mansions will be available, initially for Kindle, in a few weeks. Here is a taste from the opening of the book. Continue reading Sunday Slice: Crane Mansions
Weasel Words* – Absolute fact
Philip Hensher: The Emperor Waltz
Ian McEwan recently came under fire in The Guardian for his comment that he often felt the need to use his “blue pencil” on the big books that are being produced today. Continue reading Philip Hensher: The Emperor Waltz